Baudereau Marie-Catherine^[1]

1704 - 1747  (43 years)

• Name	Baudereau Marie-Catherine
  Birth	23 Feb 1704	Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	02 Dec 1747	Nouvelle Orléans, Louisiane, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Notes	== Biography == Catherine was born in Montreal. Her parents were adventurers who explored up and down the Mississippi River, and both lost their lives in some event in 1724. But that explains why Catherine would have been in New Orleans in 1718 to marry Etienne Langlois at age 14. Etienne was in the military and dispatched to Fort de Chartres which was founded in 1720. After leaving the service but apparently an officer in the Militia, Etienne took up farming in Prairie Du Rocher until 1736 when he was killed by the Chickasaw. In 1737 Catherine married an Urbain Gervais who then died in 1740. She signed as "Widow Gervais" when doing business, having taken over Etienne Langlois' enterprises following his untimely death. I can find references to this in the literature but have not yet found the relevant documents. The marriage should have been in Prairie Du Roche. From the Kaskaskia Manuscripts...(37:2:6:1) Registration and inscription by the clerk Bertlot Barrois of the donation by Marie Catherine Beaudrau to her future husband and guardian of her children, Urbain Gervais, of a portion of her estate equal to the portion of one of her children by her first husband, the late Etienne Langlois, which donation is made in the marriage contract of Gervais and Beaudrau, executed by Barrois on Jan. 20, 1737. Executed at Kaskaskia. (2pp. Perrin, 5) (Orig. in Perrin Coll., 111. St. Archives, Spfld. 111.) See: 40:2:9:1 40:2:9:2 Inventory and valuation of the community property of Marie Catherine Baudrau and her second husband, the late Urbain Gervais, with a summary of the inventory made on Feb. 16, 1737 of the community property of her first husband Etienne Langlois. Executed at Prairie du Rocher in the presence of Duchouquet, first cousin of Gervais, and in the absence of Duval, Gervais' half brother on the mother's side, who had been duly notified. Followed by sworn statement of the widow on Feb. 12, 1740 that to her knowledge, none of the community property has been overlooked in the preceding inventory, which is formally declared to be closed. Louis Auguste Delaloere Flaucour; Buchet; Barrois; Rene Garvais; Louis Bore; Antoine Bienvenu; Andre Deguire; Charles Gausseaux; Dodie; Etienne Gervais; Marcelin; La Buissonniere; Mme. Augustin Langlois. (12pp. Priv. Ill, 37) See: 40:2:9:1, 40:2:12:1 40:12:17:1Division of property between Marie Catherine Beaudrau, widow of Etienne Langlois and of Urbain Gervais, of Prairie du Rocher, and her children: Toinette Langlois, 16 years of age, represented by her husband De Monbrun de La Soudray; Marie Louise Langlois, 19 years old, represented by her husband Messager; Marie Joachine Langlois, 14 years old, represented by her husband De Populus; Francois; Louis; Gerard; Perine and Auguste.Executed at Prairie du Rocher. Augustin Langlois; Louis Langlois; Louis Bore; Antoine Bienvenu; Antoine Potier dit Toussaint; Barrois. (12pp. Pub. II, 6; Misc. I-IV) See: 40:12:30:1, 40:12:30:2, 40:12:30:3 Following the death of her second husband, she continued to do business as "Widow Gervais". She relocated to New Orleans [possibly because her uncle Jean-Baptiste Baudreau was a wealthy merchant there] where she had a busy business buying and selling goods. Her untimely death resulted in many claims. == Sources == The Fortier Family and Allied Families Estelle M. Fortier Cochran, 1963 Pg 8-9 [edit]
  Person ID	I61454	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Baudreau Gabriel,   b. 24 Jul 1666, Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Forestier Catherine,   b. 13 Mar 1681, Riv. d'Prairies, Montreal, New France d. Bef 1724 (Age < 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	15 Aug 1701	Montréal, Canada, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Family ID	F27301	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Langlois Étienne,   b. 01 Jun 1686   d. Abt 1736 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	1718	Nouvelle Orléans, Louisiane, Nouvelle-France   [1]
  Family ID	F27265	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Gervais Urbain,   b. 04 Sep 1710   d. Abt 08 Feb 1740 (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	20 Jan 1737	Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois   [1]
  Family ID	F27305	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

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  [S1797] Merged from MartinBissonAnc_1 on 6-Jan-2026 at 22:16.